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(43) Date of publication: 05.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/40 (21) Application number: 08878346.9 (22) Date of filing: 28.11.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/82(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/BR2008/000361 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/060162 (03.06.2010 Gazette 2010/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - EMBRAPA CEP-70770-901 Brasília, DF (BR)

(72) Inventors: FUGANTI, Renata 86020-330 Londrina - PR (BR) NEPOMUCENO, Alexandre Lima 86061-500 Londrina - PR (BR) MARCELINO, Francismar Corrêa 86060-160 Londrina - PR (BR) SILVA, João Flávio Veloso 86040-740 Londrina - PR (BR) MARIN, Silvana Regina Rochenbach 86027-230 Londrina - PR (BR) SILVEIRA, César Augusto 86073-660 Londrina - PR (BR) BINNECK, Eliseu 86010-060 Londrina - PR (BR) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)